Grant Fundraising Lead

As Fundraising Lead, you will help Carers Trust Hillingdon & Ealing grow income. Working across multiple income streams you will support the planning and delivery of high-impact fundraising campaigns, and secure grant funding. You will strengthen supporter relationships and communicate the impact of our work with clarity and warmth. With a strong emphasis on producing high-quality funding applications aligned with our mission and values you will work closely with the Chief Executive and Senior Managers to ensure grant compliance, ensuring the charity’s impact is clearly evidenced across funder-facing communications.

This is a varied and proactive role for someone who combines strong bid writing skills, with an interest in improving the lived experience of unpaid carers.

Key responsibilities:

Fundraising and campaign development

• Contribute to the planning and delivery of integrated fundraising campaigns aligned to income targets and organisational priorities

• Develop persuasive, audience focused content including appeal letters, impact reports, and case studies.

• Monitor campaign performance data and contribute to evaluation and learning to inform future activity.

• Develop and maintain a rolling 12-month funding pipeline

• Ensure effective funding reporting and compliance 

• Support the Business Continuity Team to identify new and emerging funding opportunities aligned with the charities mission and values.

• Develop and maintain a library of impact case studies and data narratives aligned to funding priorities

Compliance, data and administration

• Ensure fundraising activities complies with CTHE policies, charity legislation, data protection and the Code of Fundraising Practice

• Maintain a central grants tracker

• Work with our Communications Officer to ensure that fundraising materials and messages are accurate, on-brand and consent-led

• Ensure the website and key materials accurately reflect current service impact

• Carry out other duties reasonably required by the Head of Finance and the Chief Executive

Delivery of fundraising activity: community & corporate events

• Work with senior managers to identify appropriate opportunities that combine fundraising, awareness raising and volunteering

• Work with CTHE networks to identify and approach organisations aligned with our work

• Collaborate with community groups on fundraising opportunities

• Work collaboratively with delivery teams to create fundraising materials that help supporters feel confident, inspired and updated.

• Work with the Communications officer on social media fundraising opportunities

Other responsibilities

• To take part in regular supervision and attend team meetings when requested to do so.

• To take responsibility for own professional development and identify and attend regular relevant training courses. 

• To carry out the above tasks in accordance with the policies and procedures of Carers Trust Hillingdon & Ealing  including the Equal Opportunities, Confidentiality, Information Governance and Health and Safety Policies.  

The above list of responsibilities is not exhaustive. The post-holder will undertake such duties that may be required from time-to-time that are consistent with the role and the needs of the organisation.

The postholder will have access to monthly group reflection sessions to share stresses and the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) via Bright HR. 

Closing date for applications Friday 27 November, 5pm. 
Interviews to take place week commencing 7 December 2026.
 

Linda Andrew, Chief Executive, November 2026